So E....are you leaving the core pin in place in the bait to punch the holes or do you remove the pin that makes the core and punch thru side to side/ top to bottom?
I can see a brass tube similar to what an R/C builder might use for a fuel line. The punch-end brass tubing could easily be sharpened by turning the end of the tube on a piece of wet or dry sandpaper at an angle. The brass tubing comes in a whole world of sizes. Any plastic that ends up in the tubing can be pushed out with a stiff wire.
I think for personal use this is a novel idea and as DF suggests, glow pigments could take baits to a whole other level but as I see it size is an issues for anything much smaller than a bait like you've shown.
Smaller baits would be a challenge and a half. I did some Nano Frys in a straight core with a pin and they were about taxing...can't imagine doing this process in a small bait like that but it would be a real topper in my opinion. Never know though...I may have to try it using glow plastic.
Pull the main core pin and punch through both sides... it doubles your pleasure in a way Wrigley did not anticipate!
I use my 4" grinder while rotating the needles at an angle in my fingers... and yes, the punch cores are easily cleared with a brass rod (or wire).
I really like DF's idea, especially with a neutral colored body to make the glow dots/tail pop!
Nano fry, you say... hmmmmmm... you might have given me another idea... (just what I didn't need).
